Wanted: Dutch poop for scientific study - Yahoo! She Philippines Three top Dutch medical schools are asking thousands of travellers to tropical countries to donate stool samples on return for a study into the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The combined study, launched this week by the Academic (AMC), Erasmus and Maastricht medical centres will focus on 2,000 travellers mainly to Asia and Africa, said AMC researcher Jarne van Hattem. "These travellers will be asked, upon vaccination by a number of travel clinics, if they would like to participate and send stools to us for a year after their return from the tropics," Van Hattem told AFP. He said there has been a rise in antibiotic resistant intestinal bacterial infections in the Netherlands and researchers wanted to see whether these bacteria hitch a ride with travellers who pick them up in exotic destinations. The team further want to study whether these bacteria are transmitted to non-travelling relatives upon return home to the Netherlands, known for its strict control of the use of antibiotics for fear of building up resistance. All volunteers will receive a home DIY-kit with swabs and a special plastic "safe bag" in which a swab sample will be sealed and placed in an envelope with a return address to Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam. Participants are asked to send three to six samples over the course of a year, with researchers hoping to publish their findings about 30 months afterwards. Van Hattem said he believed it was the largest study of its kind to date, with smaller projects previously being undertaken in Sweden and Australia. Participants won't go away empty handed though. "Those who send up their poop will be rewarded with a special Fokke & Sukke cartoon strip specially drawn for this study," the AMC said in a press release. Fokke & Sukke are two crudely drawn but hugely popular Dutch cartoon characters known for their politically incorrect views and often scatological sense of humour. "Most people find anything to do with poop quite disgusting. So with this cartoon we hope to put a bit of humour back into the study," Van Hattem said.
I have a suggestion but its a long story. Let me explain. Last week there were 5 young, back packing Dutch people staying at a remote island in a place called Agta Beach Resort (Google it if you like. True story). Anyway, two of them were girls and three were boys and they really enjoyed themselves. Some drinks. Moonlit beach. Lots of karaoke. Then they all went to their 5 separate cabins. One of the very pretty young dutch girls thought it was too hot to close the windows and latch the door so she passed out on the bed with the door ajar and the windows wide open. According to my wife's chika chika, at some time in the night a young filipino male went 'sneaky sneaky' into the girl's room and started to 'make romance' with her. She woke up screaming rape, pushed the boy away and he took off in a hurry. The owners are influential filipinos and they quickly got a lineup of all the boys who could not account for their whereabouts but the girl could not identify the one. So far the case remains unsolved. But the point of the story is. When she woke up I bet she left enough stool samples on the sheets to keep those researchers busy for a week so feel free to call the Agta Beach Resort and ask if the sheets are availalbe
Has to be thoroughly laced with Gouda or Leiden cheese, so virtually only 'real' Dutch poop is required...... Vicmico
